The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County is responsible for the planning, funding and monitoring of public mental health and alcohol and other drug addiction services delivered to the residents of Cuyahoga County. Under Ohio law, the ADAMHS Board is one of 50 Boards coordinating the public behavioral health system in Ohio.

The Board is a quasi-independent part of county government, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Board has the legal responsibility and authority for the provision of mental health and addiction treatment services and contracts with provider agencies to deliver services that assist consumers and clients on the road to recovery.

NEW! Registration is Now Open!!ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County
Roads to Recovery ’15: Destination Recovery Monday, September 21, 2015

Only $100.00 -- includes breakfast, lunch, snack and 7.75 CEUs!!

Register now for this biennial regional conference for clients of mental health and addiction treatment and recovery services, family members, and providers of mental health and alcohol and other drug treatment, prevention and recovery services that is being held on Monday, September 21, 2015, at the Marriott Cleveland Airport on West 150th Street.

We want to know what you think about mental health and addiction recovery services in our community. Your thoughts are important to us as you are a key part of the transition to a Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC) in Cuyahoga County.

Take a few minutes to complete our survey and let us know what you think. Your answers are anonymous and will help us in developing the plan to make ROSC a reality in Cuyahoga County. Here is the direct link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ROSCCC

The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County recently posted Problem Gambling information, warning signs and community resources on its website.

Click here or the icon to the left to be directed to the Problem Gambling page.

ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County Summer 2015 Workshop Schedule
The ADAMHS Board is pleased to announce the release of its Summer 2015 Training Institute Workshop Schedule. Click hereor on the Training Institute Icon to review the schedule.

Free Movie Mondays are back.

The ADAMHS Board is using Eventbrite to manage ALL registrations to its Training Institute workshops. Payment can be made by credit card or check. Organizations can be invoiced. Please see page 6 of the Workshop Schedule for details.

Mental Health Task Force Recommendations to Insure all Clevelanders with Mental Illness – and All Citizens – are Treated Safely with Dignity and Respect
Recommendations focusing on community involvement, training and collaboration were submitted to Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Steven Dettlebach of the U.S. Attorney General’s Office by Members of the Mental Health Task Force convened by the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County. The Mental Health Task Force was formed to respond to issues pertaining to mental health that were identified in the U.S. Department of Justice Investigation of the Cleveland Division of Police.

The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County is offering FREE Question, Persuade, Refer (QPR) Training to physicians, healthcare workers, and other gatekeepers in Cuyahoga County to help prevent deaths by suicide and reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.

A gatekeeper is anyone in a position to recognize a crisis and warning signs that someone may be contemplating suicide.

QPR teaches three simple steps that anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide.

90% of people in a suicidal crisis will give some kind of warning of their intention to those around them.
For more information on QPR Training, click here.

Suicide Prevention/Mental Health Crisis Services

FrontLine Services, operator of the Cuyahoga County Suicide Prevention Hotline, is now offering Crisis Chat and Crisis Text, emotional supports for anyone who is depressed, despaired or thinking about suicide. Click the Chat Icon to learn more about Crisis Chat or access the confidential and anonymous service that is available daily from 3:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. You can also text “FLS” to 741741 to start Crisis Texting.

If you or someone you know is thinking about suicide call the 24-Hour Cuyahoga County Suicide Prevention Hotline operated by Frontline Service., Inc., at 216-623-6888.

FREE Online Behavioral Health Screenings -- With Video Doctor!

The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County is pleased to offer FREE and anonymous online screenings that feature Video Doctor (for depression and alcohol screenings), an online tool that simulates a conversation with a doctor and guides a person through a series of questions about his/her emotional well-being and readiness to seek help. Video Doctor launches after a person completes an online screening and scores positive for having symptoms of depression or alcohol abuse.

These screenings are anonymous and are not intended to be a diagnosis. The screening tools can help you identify signs that you or someone you know might have a mental health and/or addiction issue. The results only indicate that you may benefit from a professional consultation and services.

Please Note: The online screening program is an education initiative of Screening for Mental Health, Inc. (SMH), and all screenings are informational, not diagnostic. The online screenings, like the paper and pencil screenings held on SMH national screening days, are conducted anonymously and diagnoses and treatment recommendations are not provided. The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County is pleased to offer FREE and anonymous online screenings that feature (for depression and alcohol screenings), an online tool that simulates a conversation with a doctor and guides a person through a series of questions about his/her emotional well-being and readiness to seek help. launches after a person completes an online screening and for having symptoms of depression or alcohol abuse. - Alcohol Addiction (with Video Doctor) - Depression (with Video Doctor) - Bipolar Disorder - Eating Disorders - General Anxiety Disorder - Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - Brief Screen for Adolescent Depression These screenings are anonymous and are not intended to be a diagnosis. The screening tools can help you identify signs that you or someone you know might have a mental health and/or addiction issue. The results only indicate that you may benefit from a professional consultation and services. Click this link to access the screening program: : The online screening program is an education initiative of Screening for Mental Health, Inc. (SMH), and all screenings are informational, not diagnostic. The online screenings, like the paper and pencil screenings held on SMH national screening days, are conducted anonymously and diagnoses and treatment recommendations are not provided. Looking for Information on Heroin Addiction and Help?

The ADAMHS Board of Cuyahoga County supports MetroHealth's Project DAWN and is supporting the program with a $100,000 grant to help save lives from heroin overdoses. The grant will allow MetroHealth to buy 2,000 more naloxone kits.

Naloxone is an opiate blocker (antagonist) that can reverse the effects of an opiate overdose. Overdose deaths are especially common after an individual has had a period of sobriety, such as immediately after detoxification, upon leaving residential treatment, or when leaving jail or prison.

Naloxone is easily given to an unconscious patient as a nasal spray. It will not harm someone who is not experiencing an overdose. However, it has no effect on those who overdose on cocaine, methamphetamines, or alcohol.

Free Naloxone Kits are available to a person addicted to heroin and/or friends and family on a walk-in basis every Friday through Project DAWN, from 9:00 a.m. - noon at the Cuyahoga County Board of Health, 5550 Venture Dr., Parma, OH 44130, and from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. at the Free Medical Clinic of Greater Cleveland, 12201 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44106. Ohio law contains a “Good Samaritan” clause that blankets prosecution of someone who gives naloxone to an overdosing person and then calls 9-1-1, even if the caller was using drugs, to eliminate the fear of calling for help. All first responders including police, firefighters and paramedics can also carry naloxone. Call 216-778-2100 for more information about Project DAWN.

Every person with opiate addiction and their families and friends should know about the potentially life-saving Project DAWN. Click here to download a Project DAWN flyer with contact information. RX Drug Drop Program:

Behavioral health care is treatment of addiction and mental illness. Health care is the treatment of the body. Since the brain is an essential part of the body -- BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE IS HEALTH CARE! Join the Board in participating in the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities and the Ohio Coalition for Healthy Communities Bandaid Campaign.

Here’s how you can participate! Visit www.ohioc4hc.org/bandaid to find out about the campaign and get the artwork and codes to: Place a bandaid with the slogan in all your outgoing messages; print bandaid label sheets; place the bandaid on your Web site, and find art to make your own bandaids of any size.

Parking at the ADAMHS Board:

Free parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis. All visitors must check-in at the blue Parking Attendant Booth located in the lot directly behind the building on the east side of West 26th Street.

Visitors are to inform the attendant that they are visiting the ADAMHS Board and will be directed to available parking spaces.